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13
October 2004
Commies
I've
discovered the website of the 'Cuba
Solidarity Campaign'.
Their
FAQ section contains
some rather interesting notions. As an example, take the answer to "Is
Cuba democratic?":
Out
of the revolution there arose a number of mass popular organisations
which to this day continue to wield considerable influence over Cuban
society. These include the trade unions, the Federation of Cuban Women,
the National Association of Small Farmers and, very importantly, the
Committees for the Defence of the Revolution. All these have extraordinarily
high levels of membership numbering in most cases around 95% of their
potential constituency.
These
popular organisations are the backbone of the Cuban people's high level
of participation in decisions which affect their everyday lives. But
they are also complemented by a unique electoral system of direct democracy
which the government proudly boasts, with justifiable reason, makes
it the most democratic state in the world.
"Unique
electoral system". I'll say.
This
system in Cuba is based upon universal adult suffrage for all those
aged 16 and over. Nobody is excluded from voting, except convicted criminals
or those who have left the country.
Ahh,
universal voting. What a paradise.
The
nominating process and the huge participation in the last election clearly
show that the deputies to Cuba's parliament enjoy massive public support.
Well,
that's that then.
Here's
another question: "Is
Fidel Castro a dictator?"
If
Castro is such a dictator, why did he receive such overwhelming support
in the elections? Why is it also that his position as the country's
President is decided by parliament and that members of his government
are also voted in by parliament?
Dunno,
maybe the rigged elections, death squads and gulags have something to
do with it.
Excitingly,
the convicted murderer Mumia Abu-Jamal authors the answer to "What
has socialism done for the people of Cuba?"
[Castro]
has practiced his creed of socialist revolution and restoration of basic
human rights that are unimaginable in the bank vault of wealth in the
West.
That's
nice commie, I hope you die.
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Away
for a bit
I'm
headed to Phillip Island
tomorrow morning for this weekend's MotoGP race. Back Monday. Taunt some
lefties while I'm gone. And if you're in Canberra, vote for the Liberal
Democratic Party in Saturday's election. I've already lodged my pre-poll
vote. Make sure you go do your duty and vote LDP.
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